Track 2 of the album Flooded Lot · 2016
Flooded Lot, Open Mouth
“This is the one where I stand in the rain and yell at lampposts. It's the truest thing I had to say that year.”
hard rock · sludge rock · garage rock · 4:37
Lyrics
Rain on the asphalt, water to my knees Shouting at the lampposts like they might hear me Dropped my keys in a puddle of light Everything I own is floating tonight Nobody's coming, nobody's here Just the echo and the cold in my ear Open my mouth Let it all out Flooded lot, open mouth Screaming at the whole damn south Throw it all up at the sky Let it ring until it's dry Flooded lot, open mouth Nothing left to hold back now I will shout across the water Till the water shouts it back Cars like islands, headlights drowned My voice cracks open, what a sound I've been quiet for too many years Swallowing every one of my tears So here I stand with my boots in the flood Singing it raw, singing it rough Open my mouth Let it all out Flooded lot, open mouth Screaming at the whole damn south Throw it all up at the sky Let it ring until it's dry Flooded lot, open mouth Nothing left to hold back now I will shout across the water Till the water shouts it back Slow now, slow now Let it settle in the rain Slow now, slow now I will find my voice again Flooded lot, open mouth Screaming at the whole damn south Throw it all up at the sky Let it ring until it's dry Flooded lot, open mouth Nothing left to hold back now I will shout across the water Till the water shouts it back Open mouth, open mouth Shout it back, shout it back